Michigan Wildflowers the Cup Plant

Silphium perfoliatum

Faith Draper

No, it's not a Black-Eyed Susan and it's not a Daisy although the flowers of the Cup Plant are very similar to both. The Cup Plant gets its name from the 'cup' formed by the leaves where they attach to the stem of the plant.

Published by Faith Draper

Faith s writing experience includes a weekly women s newsletter, published in a contemporary issues book, as well as 100s of content articles and several e-books as a ghostwriter. She has lived all over the...  View profile

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  • RipDiction11/24/2010

    Very nice great shots.

  • Susan Jane7/25/2010

    Beautiful wildflowers - thanks for sharing.

  • Lorraine Yapps Cohen7/21/2010

    Love that yellow!

  • Kristie Leong M.D.7/20/2010

    Gorgeous flowers. :-)

  • Candice L. Collins7/20/2010

    wow, these ARE huge for wildflowers, so cool! and lovely photos!

  • Vincent Summers7/20/2010

    This reminds me of wild sunflower. Is it a sunflower?

  • Sheri Fresonke Harper7/19/2010

    I like this :)

  • Karen Zakavec7/17/2010

    They look lovely!

  • Bethany R. Marsh7/17/2010

    Very pretty!

  • Robert O. Adair7/15/2010

    Wonderful photography! The clarity of detail makes this a real learning experience!

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